Get Ready – English Lyrics

• By: The Temptations

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Motown with The Temptations' electrifying hit, "Get Ready"! This song is a fantastic way to learn English through its clear, direct lyrics and catchy call-and-response vocals. Its upbeat tempo and playful narrative about eager anticipation will make language learning a truly engaging and enjoyable experience.

[English]

I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do

(You're alright)

Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do

(You're outta sight)

So, fee-fi-fo-fum

Look out baby, 'cause here I come

And I'm bringing you a love that's true

So get ready, so get ready

I'm gonna try to make you love me too

So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come

(Get ready 'cause here I come now)

I'm on my way

(Get ready 'cause here I come)

If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you

(It's alright)

But the lovin' you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you

(It's outta sight)

So, fiddley-dee, fiddley-dum

Look out baby, 'cause here I come

And I'm bringing you a love that's true

So get ready, so get ready

I'm gonna try to make you love me too

So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come

(Get ready 'cause here I come)

I'm on my way

(Get ready 'cause here I come)

(Get ready)

...

If all my friends should want you too, I'll understand it

(Be alright)

I hope I get to you before they do the way I planned it

(Be outta sight)

So tiddley-dee, tiddley-dum

Look out baby, 'cause here I come

And I'm bringing you a love that's true

So get ready, so get ready

I'm gonna try to make you love me too

So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come

(Get ready 'cause here I come)

I'm on my way

(Get ready 'cause here I come)

Be it out of space

(Get ready 'cause here I come now)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
dreams /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
seek /siːk/ B1	verb - to attempt to find (something)
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - in a suitable state for an action or purpose

Key Grammar Structures

• I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'who'

  ➔ The relative pronoun "who" introduces a relative clause that modifies 'a girl', specifying which girl the speaker is referring to. The clause 'who makes me feel the way that you do' provides more information about the noun it modifies.

• Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do

  ➔ Embedded Question; Indirect Speech

  ➔ 'who makes my dreams real' functions as a noun clause, the object of the verb 'asked'. It's an embedded question, acting as a part of a larger sentence. 'I say that you do' is an example of indirect speech, omitting the direct quote.

• Look out baby, 'cause here I come

  ➔ Imperative; 'Cause (because) as conjunction

  ➔ "Look out" is an imperative verb, used to give a warning. "'cause" is a colloquial shortening of "because", used to introduce the reason why the speaker is saying 'look out'.

• I'm gonna try to make you love me too

  ➔ "Gonna" (going to) for future tense; Causative "make"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express future intention. "make you love me" is an example of the causative verb "make", where "make" means to cause someone to do something.

• If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1); "Wanna"(want to); Imperative "let me..."

  ➔ This sentence includes a type 1 conditional clause, indicating a possible future condition and its likely result. "Wanna" is the colloquial short form of "want to". The phrase 'let me remind you' is an imperative used to introduce a gentle command or suggestion.

• I hope I get to you before they do the way I planned it

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (implicit), Ellipsis

  ➔ Although not explicitly using 'that + should', the sentence conveys a subjunctive meaning of desire or hope. 'before they do' implies 'before they get to you', which is an ellipsis (omission of words easily understood). The way I planned it' emphasizes his specific, intentional approach.